Halloween has always been my favourite holiday. Something about running around with your neighbours in flashy costumes collecting flashy candy always got me in a frenzy as a kid, and I still have those feelings come every October. In my youth I often celebrated Halloween with my birthday, the latter being only a few days […]
I always set New Year’s resolutions and have quarterly check-ins throughout the year to make sure I’m on track. I hold myself accountable. But why wait until January 1st to start goal making and achieving? Why not start now? I have a couple of tips for those of us who want to get a head […]
Have you fallen off the lit wagon and want to get back on? Do you read when you can but never seem to have enough time? Are you in a reading slump you just can’t get out of? We’ve all been there. I find similarities in reading and exercising – something you stick to for […]
Growing up, I thought I’d be a published author by my early twenties. I loved writing but did it sporadically at best, writing when I felt like it, always surrounded with half-finished chapters, drafted book ideas, unfinished fanfiction, scattered poems, and short stories. I had drafted the beginning of three different novels in my late […]
There are books for fall, and there are books for winter. Here are a few books that are great to read in the summer (note to self: make a list of books for… spring). Rather than list a handful of new books coming out this summer, I’ve made a short list of books that have […]
By now you’ve probably guessed I’m a big reader and read quite a variety of things. I predominantly gravitate towards mystery novels and classic fiction, but also enjoy literary and commercial fiction, and of course, fantasy. Fantasy novels can be daunting to many people, usually for the main reason that they’re long. The series is […]
I love the coziness of cold weather seasons: blankets, fires, hot chocolate, staying in with wine, chess, and books, and most importantly, in cold weather, you don’t feel bad for staying in. There’s no guilt in not going outside constantly or hanging out with friends, let alone the constant need to be doing something, the […]
We all go through those phases where we’re not only unmotivated, but discipline isn’t strong enough for us to do what makes us feel best: eat right, get some movement in, work on personal goals, keep our homes tidy, do the things we usually do to make us feel calm and happy. This can happen […]
Birthdays come once a year (unless you’re born on February 29th, I suppose) and that’s part of what makes them so special. The other reason they’re so important to so many people is that it’s the one day that’s just about you: you don’t have to be a parent, you don’t have to be married, […]
I love reading suspense novels, and always have one in my rotation, especially when in a reading slump. I love the dark, mysterious vibes in a mystery, and one of my favourite things about them is the cozy ambience featured in most stories, often reminding me of fall, and let’s face it, Halloween. That being […]
